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I'm considering using my IRA as self directed to buy my first rental property and I have several questions. I have roughly 25K in a traditional IRA to invest. I'm looking at a turnkey property.1. If I use the IRA to f...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community, My name is Connor Ramage and I am a 22 year originally from south Florida. I have been browsing the bigger pockets website for a couple of weeks and I feel now is the right time for an ...
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Hey all,Acquiring my first property soon, and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on contractors in the Austin, TX area? I'm looking to do cosmetic work throughout 1/2 of a duplex as I house-hack it. The other 1/2...
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I'm not at the point where I think purchasing a truck/van to haul supplies (-ie, lumber, cabinets, water heaters, etc) is justified. However, I do need to find a way to haul large items from Lowe's/Home Depot to my p...
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Over the past 6 months I have been on a serious hunt to purchase income producing parking lots & structures across several markets. Three offers made so far but no deals. I just wanted to share some of my thought...
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Just when you think you've heard it all....On Easter Sunday one of our elderly tenants was enjoying the good weather and had his front door open. A woman who he had never seen before walked into his apartment and went...
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Hello from Cape May, NJI am strugling to find what niche would suit me. I am initially considering wholesaling as my vehicle because that's what I was pitched at a Fortune Builders seminar a couple weeks ago. I just r...
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I have an owner finance deal about to close where I was adopting the tenants who have a lease going until August. Those tenants want out and their kid his wife and three kids want to take their place, relocating from ...
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Hey all! So my girlfriend and I are starting to think about passive income generation and we would like to work for ourselves for a large portion of our lives. We've arrived at real estate as one of the better vehic...
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My wife and I are looking to begin our real estate investment journey with first rental property and are looking at the market in which we live, Grand Rapids, Michigan. We are searching for small multi-family homes as...